Safety of annatto E and the exposure to the annatto colouring principles bixin and norbixin (E 160b) when used as a food additive [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2019 The Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Flavouring (FAF) provides a scientific opinion on the safety evaluation of annatto E and an exposure assessment of the annatto colouring principles bixin and norbixin (E 160b) when used as a food additive ...
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (EFSA FAF Panel) +19 more
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Characterization and assessment of the genotoxicity and biocompatibility of poly (hydroxybutyrate) and norbixin membranes [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2020 Purpose To synthesize and characterize poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and norbixin membranes to evaluate them for genotoxicity in rats and wound healing in mice by histological staining.
Rayssilane Cardoso de Sousa +6 more
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Effect of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) membranes on the tendon repair process after tenotomy in rats [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2020 Purpose: To determine the efficacy of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) membranes for Achilles tendon repair. Methods: Thirty rats were submitted to total tenotomy surgery of the right Achilles tendon and divided into two groups (control and ...
Lízia Daniela e Silva Nascimento +9 more
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Validation, Measurement Uncertainty, and Determination of Bixin and Norbixin in Processed Foods of Animal Resources Distributed in Korea [PDF]
Food Science of Animal Resources, 2023 This research aimed to validate a high-performance liquid chromatography method for the quantitative determination of bixin and norbixin in various foods. The Diode Array Detector (495 nm) technique was used.
Ga-Yeong Lee +3 more
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Identifying Bixa orellana L. New Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenases 1 and 4 Potentially Involved in Bixin Biosynthesis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Carotene cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) are a large family of Fe2+ dependent enzymes responsible for the production of a wide variety of apocarotenoids, such as bixin. Among the natural apocarotenoids, bixin is second in economic importance.
Rosa Us-Camas +6 more
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Organic Electronics from Nature: Computational Investigation of the Electronic and Optical Properties of the Isomers of Bixin and Norbixin Present in the Achiote Seeds [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Organic compounds have been employed in developing new green energy solutions with good cost-efficiency compromise, such as photovoltaics. The light-harvesting process in these applications is a crucial feature that still needs improvements.
Igo Tôrres Lima +5 more
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Comprehensive Update on Carotenoid Colorants from Plants and Microalgae: Challenges and Advances from Research Laboratories to Industry [PDF]
Foods, 2023 The substitution of synthetic food dyes with natural colorants continues to be assiduously pursued. The current list of natural carotenoid colorants consists of plant-derived annatto (bixin and norbixin), paprika (capsanthin and capsorubin), saffron ...
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya +2 more
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The Bioprospecting of Bixa orellana L. for the Selection of Characters with Biological Activity [PDF]
MetabolitesA meta-analysis of 28 sources of information was conducted, considering different variables in Bixa orellana, with the aim of identifying bioprospective variables.
Luz A. Guerrero-Lagunes +7 more
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Effect of low intensity photobiomodulation associated with norbixin-based poly (hydroxybutyrate) membrane on post-tenotomy tendon repair. In vivo study [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2020 Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo response of photobiomodulation therapy associated with norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) membrane (PHB) in tenotomized calcaneal tendon.
Lízia Daniela e Silva Nascimento +7 more
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Photo- and Neuro-Protective Properties of BIO203, a New Amide Conjugate of Norbixin, in Development for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Fontaine V +14 more
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